I needed more 3.0 ports so I installed a PCI-Express card that into the first PCI slot on my motherboard. The expansion card is powered so I have a power cord plugged into it.
Seemed to install as expected and windows took care of the drivers without issue. Plugging drives in they all connected...
What is a reasonable video card to edit GoPro footage of my family vacations? I was filming in 4K but I immediately dropped it down to 2.7K because I knew playback and editing would be a problem and i'm fine with 2.7K quality. I can stream in VLC for the most part, but if I try to stream and...
I want to upgrade my router and was considering this router since people say its fast, tri-band, and its range is very far. The reviews on TP-Link AC3200 seem like it may be a decent single router setup:
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Tri-Band-Archer-C3200/dp/B00YY3XSSA
Current Setup...
I can use some help with deciding if I should build a new computer. Ever since updating to Windows 10, my computer feels a bit more sluggish, and Video editing can be painful. Are CPU's of today much quicker than the CPU I'm running? I checked some of those CPU comparison sites and it seems...
I have a simple monochrome Brother Laser printer that has been a work horse for over 15000 pages. I've refilled the toner cartridge at least 3-4 times in all those pages. Now for whatever reason if I look at the toner roller the toner is spotty all along and there are lines and areas that...
Looking at my Windows 10 update history, my Brother Laser printer drivers update every single day.
Brother driver update for Brother HL-2170W
This driver was provided by Brother for support of Brother HL-2170W
Successfully installed on 9/11/2016
Literally every single day this update occurs. I...
I have a secondary computer that is ready for an SSD Upgrade. The last SSD I bought for my main computer is a PNY and I've been very happy with it.
PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5” SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - (SSD7CS1311-240-RB)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019H3B3OW/
Or this drive...
I'm copying files from an internal SATA 5900 RPM (I think) drive to a USB flash pen drive on a 3.0USB port and its copying at a steady 6.80 MB/second.
Isn't this super slow?
I have an old machine that has been running Windows XP forever. Stable as all hell, but as we all know Windows XP support is dead.
Here are the computer specs:
Motherboard: Abit IP35E
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127031
CPU: Intel Dual-Core E2160 CPU
RAM: 4GB...
I have a 4TB drive that is about 1/2 full. Is Gparted still a well functioning free solution? I used to use Partition Magic way back, but I'd rather not spend money on a program since I don't do much repartitioning on a regular basis.
My hope is to resize the drive and repartition without...
Does a Western Digital drive require reformatting after taken out of the external case?
I have a WD External that has the WD50EFRX Nas drive inside. I've been using it as an external for many months via USB and its worked great. I decided I want to put this drive into my main computer but...
I have a Western Digital external and I'm trying to figure out what drive is inside without opening the case just yet. The model in CrystalDiskInfo shows as:
WD50EFRX-68MYMN1
I don't see much when I search this, but I see 2 possible hints.
Western Digital Site talks about RED's and...
Is my drive dying? The S.M.A.R.T. reporting only shows one issue as :
Reallocated Sector Count
Current: 199
Worst: 199
Threshold: 144
Raw Values: 000000000001
Does this mean only 1 sector is reallocated?
Is this enough of an issue or red flag to no longer trust the drive?
It is a Western...
I have a QNAP Nas running a Raid 1 setup and I'm starting to put more and more onto my NAS. While it is redundant, I'd also like to do a local backup to my computer. Anyone know of a way to backup a network or mapped drive in Windows?
I use Macrium Reflect and Acronis for drive backups, but...
I'm looking to buy 32GB of RAM in 8GB sticks. Price is cheaper if bought in the pair vs a set of 4 all at once. I've always read its best to get a matched batch of RAM versus mixing pairs. Any truth to this? Better to spend little extra and get all 4 in 1 matched pack, or is it common to just...
I've been running my rig now for a solid few years and was considering upgrading the ram. 16GB usually does it for me, but occasionally when running virtual machines I reach the RAM limit.
Here are the specs:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
CPU: Intel i7-2700K
Current...
Can anyone recommend a router that puts out a very strong signal?
I've had 3 router's (WRT54GL's and Asus) in my house/garage to create a network that spans across the entire house and yard using 3 routers running TomatoUSB, and then using Powerline Adapters to hard wire the 3 together in a...
Is there any difference in terms of quality when using these different setups? I hooked up my Dell U2415 yesterday and the first cord I grabbed was the Mini Display port. Looks great, but was curious if it makes more sense to use the regular sized Display Port cord, or HDMI instead? Any...
I'm looking to upgrade my monitors (Dual 1905FP's running at 1280X1024) and am trying to understand what will be a better monitor for my needs.
I currently work on my computer and do no gaming at all. I'm mostly in Outlook, Web browsers with web apps, and Office documents. I'm used to running...
I can use some high end monitor recommendations. I recently switched email from XP to Windows 7 and my eyes are dying. I'll share my needs and what I have currently to help you steer recommendations.
I've been working off of 2 computers with a dual monitor setup. The monitors are:
Dell 1905...
How do you all feel about turning in a dead drive with all of your valuable data on it for warranty replacement? I doubt they do anything with the drives, but imagine if they simply throw them out and their employee's took them and recovered data from them. Seems like a huge security loop in the...
Is Acronis still a decent hard drive backup tool? I am still using 2014 because I hated the 2015 layout (Not that I like 2014, I loved the old layouts better).
I already know their product has gone down hill, but the 2014 version seems to be decent, but i'm not opposed to trying something...
SO my 2+ year old 3TB drive went dead with no warning. Luckily I had it backed up. Looking for hard drive recommendations. I use the drive for active files and mostly storage. Anyone have a drive they recommend?
I recall some people having good luck with the Western Digital RED drive, but...
So a friend is having a computer built by his tech guy and he asked my opinion. Wanted to get some feedback. He wants a fast machine, does zero gaming, just business stuff so the SSD should pretty much take care of that. Any changes or suggestions appreciated.
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-H97...
So i'm trying to decide if I should upgrade my old secondary computer, or just let it die and buy something else. I currently have it running Windows XP and it has been a good machine overall. I run it as a secondary machine to my I7-2700K/16GB machine, so its truly only a secondary machine...
So I just installed a fresh copy of Windows 7-64bit on an SSD and I walked through the setup and let the Windows 7 install handle the formatting. It chose GPT.
I use Acronis 2014 and I see that to use the "Try & Decide" function it requires MBR. Is there any reason why I should use GPT over...
I have tons of GB's and TB's of data that I want to index to make it easily searchable. What do you all use for your desktop search? I am running Windows 7 now, and I also use the program Copernic.
Was wondering if anyone has a search program that they really like for emails and files.
I want to set up a simple small business server and can use some help determining what might be the best route. Considering something like FreeNas/Nas4Free, or Windows Server. I currently run Windows 7 on my main computers.
Needs:
-Share files between computers in the office. Nothing major, and...
Do people buy much older computer hardware? I have an old XP2100+ AMD that I had overclocked and it ran like a beast. I still have the computer in my attic and hate to throw it away. Do people actually buy old stuff like this anymore, or should I just donate it or toss it?
Trying to decide what size monitor to buy, and if I should splurge for the 16:10.
I've had dual 19" Dell Ultrasharps running 1280X1024 since 2004 and have been very happy with them. So going 16:9 would in theory be same height I've been working on, just wider at 1920X1080. 16:10 will give...
I'm looking to buy a color laser printer. I don't need the scanning or fax capabilities, just straight paper printing with the occasional manual feed item.
I currently have a monochrome Brother HL-2170W that's been a dream. No issues, cheap toner refilling that works great, etc.
Any decent...
Got a 3TB drive on BF that I did a fresh formatting with Windows 7 and the drive has 178MB already used with no files placed on it yet. I know that a 3TB drive isn't a true 3000GB, that's not what I am talking about. This is 178MB of taken space.
I don't have this particular drive being...
So I just got a 3TB Seagate Barracuda drive on a Black friday special. Dropped it into my Windows 7 machine and it asks if I want MBR or GPT formatting?
I think I read that if I want the drive to show as a full 3TB, I must use GPT? Any benefit to using one over the other?
This drive will be...
I have an older setup with the Abit IP35-E and would like to put an SSD drive into it. I just scored a Kingston Hyper S sh103s3 120GB for a great price and want to consider putting it into this machine.
I see that this board has an ICH9 chipset which doesn't include RAID/AHCI.
I read...
I have an old HP computer that I want to drop an SSD drive into. I see that a lot of the SSD drives say Sata II and Sata III. If the board doesn't have this will the drive be backwards compatible?
Here is a link to the motherboard in my machine I want to upgrade...
Seems like there are some decent deals, like the case that is $35 after rebate, and stuff like that. Worth jumping on these deals or are they nothing worth rushing to build a machine over the weekend?
http://promotions.newegg.com/black-november/2012/index.html
I'm looking to buy or build a machine that will mostly be used to remote desktop into a much faster machine over a fast connection at both locations. So this machine doesn't need to be anything crazy, but I want it to have some decent speed in case I want to do some work on it without being...
I leave my computer on 24/7, is this a problem with SSD's? I remote into my machine when I am gone so that is why I leave it on 24/7. I just built a new machine and am almost done with it and this question struck me.
Was wondering if this is a problem with SSD's, and if it will pose issues.
So I just got my computer setup on this mohterboard with Raid capabilities:
GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498
Anyone know how to go about doing this? I think the board has Marvell raid controller, and maybe an intel one?
If I have an SSD for...
So I just built a machine with quality parts and when I try to run the Windows Experience test to get a rating it states:
"The Windows Experience Index for your system could not be computed"
"Cannot complete the requested assessment. This system does not have the necessary multi-media...
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